Notes & Materials

Syllabus and Class Intro Materials

Hands On History Interest Survey

Topic 1 - The Birth of Western Civilization: The Ancient World and Greece

An Afterglow of Them - Case Studies in Ancient Civilization

EPIC Mythology from the Ancient World

The Birthplace of Civilization

Draconian Smackdown Scenario Game

Free Men Against a God-King — The Greco-Persian War

Greek Golden Age

Sappho 31 (Poem)

The Frailty of Empire

Athens Besieged! Can you survive the Athenian Hunger Games?

Athens: Threshold of Democracy Role Play

Tell Me, Muse, of the Man of Many Devices - EPIC Homeric Intro

Alexander the Great

Topic 2 - From Republic to Empire: The Roman World

Forming the Seven Hills — Ancient Rome in the Age of Kings

Sonatus Populusque Romanus

The Age of Mediterranean Conquest

The Problems of Prosperity

New Men - Dying Republic

Death of the Republic - Birth of an Empire

Crisis in Rome Simulation Briefing

Topic 3 - A Journey on the Silk Road

The Sacred Earth and Divine Land - Ancient China Introduction

The Dragon Emperor - Qin Shi Huang’s Enduring Legacy

A Journey on the Silk Road

This is the Wu-Wei — Chinese Philosophy 101

RTTP — Confucianism and the Succession Crisis of the Wanli Emperor

Heavenly Kingdoms & Broken Empires: Taiping Rebellion

Taiping Rebellion Simulation Scenarios

Topic 4 - Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité: The French Revolution and Napoleonic Era

REACTING TO THE PAST GAME

Fall of the Ancien Regime - French Revolution Part 1

Enlightenment Ideas Cards

Enlightenment Quotes

Popular Hypocrisy - The Reign of Terror

French Revolution Role Play Simulation Scenarios

Europe Was At My Feet - Napoleon’s Grand Empire

Topic 5 - Storm of Steel: The Great War

Troglodyte War - WWI

The Sausage Machine - Trench Warfare

From Stalemate to Checkmate.pdf

The Twenty Year Truce - Treaty of Versailles.pdf

European Culture in Crisis - The Age of Anxiety.pdf

A People's Tragedy - The Russian Revolution.pdf

End of WWI - Treaty of Versailles and Background to the Russian Revolution

Russian Revolution Role Playing

Topic 13 - The 20th Century Crises: Great Depression, Totalitarianism and World War II

Topics 13&14 Reading Schedule

The Nightingale Book Analysis & Discussion

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (link to Amazon)

The Twentieth Century In Crisis - Rise of Totalitarian Dictators

The Man of Steel - Stalin Removes Opposition

"It's Not Truth That Matters, But Victory" - Der Führer Rises.pdf

Deutschland Erwacht! - Hitler Seizes Control

Munich: The Edge of War (Netflix) Film Analysis

Blitzed - Drugs in the Third Reich

Spineless Democracies? - Appeasement of the Dictators

The Nightmare -- World War II Begins

Collaboration and Resistance in Fortress Europe

The Nightingale Book Discussion

Neighbors and Villains - The Holocaust

Fighting for the Fate of the World - the End of War and Division of Europe

Holocaust Discussion

Topic 13 Extra Credit Short Answer Responses

Anthropoid Movie Response Assignment


Topic 14 - The Cold War and Making of the Modern World

Post-War Chess Match - Europe in the Early Cold War

Peaceful Coexistence - Or Continued Competition?

The Changing Modern World - Integration, Detente, and Disintegration


SPRING SEMESTER FINAL EXAM